Evgeni Malkin, who has missed the Pittsburgh Penguins' last two games with a concussion, skated for a half-hour on Wednesday and was symptom-free the day before, coach Dan Bylsma told reporters on Wednesday, but there remains no timetable for his return.

It's a measure of good news for Malkin, whose head snapped back violently when he skidded into the boards last Friday, and the Penguins, who are 1-1 without him. Bylsma said on Sunday that the 2012 Hart Trophy winner initially had some short-term memory loss after the hit, although that has now returned. Bylsma said Malkin did not have headaches or disorientation, as reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review the day before.